Sentences with phrase «choice centre backs»

This will leave Holding and Chambers as 3rd and 4th choice centre backs.

Arsenal have no choice but to act quickly in the transfer market now that all three of their first choice centre backs will be missing for the start of the season.

It leaves Arsenal in a situation where we now need to sign two first choice centre backs in the summer.

Wenger has options as well, with Giroud having featured in both of the games for France during this international break, so with Mourinho missing two first choice centre backs in Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly as well as their main striker, should Man United fans be very worried about what the Arsenal attack will do to them on Saturday?

Of course we want to get off to a good start and are already going to be without both first choice centre backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny as well as our main centre forward Olivier Giroud, but it is just one game and three points at stake.

They also lost their main striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and sold David Luiz to Chelsea, so with Thiago Silva out of action they will be without their two first choice centre backs from last season.

Man city and chelsea both supplement their first choice centre backs with youngsters.

It was typical of the bad luck that seems to hang around Arsenal Football Club like the bitter sense of jealousy hangs around White Hart Lane, that right before a difficult and crucial game we lost both of our first choice centre backs.

Because the home side had lost one of their first choice centre backs as well as both of their pacy wide men Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge, while the Gunners had just one change from Tuesday and that was Flamini for the injured Arteta.

In fact the problems were there before a ball was even kicked and Arsene Wenger had to cope without any of his first choice centre backs on the opening day and it will be almost two years since Danny Welbeck's long term problems began.

Add to that the doubts over the fitness of both of our first choice centre backs and all of a sudden this banker win is looking like a potential banana skin for Wenger and his players.

The likes of Koscielny and Mustafi can now be deemed as the first choice centre backs for Arsenal, whilst Mertesacker, Gabriel and Rob Holding must all battle it out for the remaining place on the bench.

Two first choice centre backs out for a big game.

You would say that losaing one of your first choice centre backs just before a huge and possibly key game in the Premier League, so for Arsenal to lose both Lautrent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker must be seen as a complete nightmare and brings back all those horrible momories of the ongoing injury problems that have ravaged Arsenal for years.

on looking for a fourth - choice centre back... You make your position with your performance and you have to accept that.

Martinez is incredible at DM and good enough to be 4th choice centre back.

Our chances of doing it have been handed a double boost this week as the Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris and their first choice centre back Toby Alderweireld picked up knocks during their Champions League win over Real Madrid.

According to a Mirror report, Wenger is confident that his first choice centre back will be available for the Hull clash but how often have we heard optimistic injury updates which have later been changed?

However, the Daily Mail is reporting that the 29 - year old is not interested in a move to north London and will reject the transfer, preferring instead a move to Man City even though he would be the fourth choice centre back there.

Nazifoglu revealed that Denayer was being targeted as an alternative to current first - choice centre back Aurelian Chedjou as he was nearing an exit.

I would rather have Chambers as the 4th choice centre back.

Not too sure about the fullbacks just yet, no 4th choice centre back..

Our first choice centre back pairing seem unfazed in all circumstances, and the pace of Koscielny is able to cover for Mertesacker.

Plying his trade in Russia, Lomabaerts remains the first choice centre back alongside Vincent Kompany for the Belgian national team despite the presence of Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Thomas Vermaelen.

We get ain't going to buy another centre back regardless he's too stubborn n arrogant, chambers looks to be going out OK loan so why not keep the lad Haydon he's 6» 2 has potential let him be the 4th choice centre back play him in the useless carling cup n even in the f.a cup to start off.

As long as the other first choice centre back Per Mertesacker has fully recovered from his illness as expected, then I think that we should not have any problem with Gabriel coming in.

They will be without the first choice centre back Winston Reid and left back Aaron Cresswell though, as well as Obiang and Ogbonna in the middle.

A fourth choice centre back and holding midfielder, one player could fill both of these positions; also we need a striker.

People complaining about chambers and him not being a player you win the league with need to compare him with other teams 4th choice centre back.

We do have Calum Chambers as well but the former Southampton star hardly featured for the Gunners last season and can not be seen as a consistent first choice centre back yet.

Per Mertesacker was still a first choice centre back for Arsenal last season, however this year after picking up an injury during pre-season, it seems like Mustafi's German compatriot may be set to lose his place in the team.

And although the injuries to Mathieu Debuchy and Laurent Koscielny were very damaging for our defence, it was actually our first choice centre back Per Mertesacker that was struggling as much or more than Calum Chambers of Nacho Monreal.

A better 2nd choice right back option than Debuchy / jenkinson, a better left back option than Monreal / gibbs and a better 3rd choice centre back than Mertesacker / Gabriel.

On the subject of centre backs, I really think Curtis Davies from Hull would be a great 3rd / 4th choice centre back, experienced, English, also wouldn't expect to be first choice.

We'll need to spend about # 25m in January to get a holding midfielder and a backup centre back, we'd be looking at around # 30 - 40m if we want another first choice centre back instead of a backup.

I would certainly hope Ignasi Miquel to be next choice centre back.

-LSB-...] to see the first choice centre back pairing in the midweek European game, but Brendan Rodgers surprised a few people in picking a very strong line - up for this game.

Therefore I would pick our current first choice centre back pairing of the BFG and Vermaelen, with fullbacks Gibbs and Sagna, although our right back's form has been a tad patchy and I would not be too surprised to see Jenko get the nod.

It's unusual to see the first choice centre back pairing in the midweek European game, but Brendan Rodgers surprised a few people in picking a very strong line - up for this game.

Not exact matches

Moved into the centre this season, Daley Blind could be the first choice to partner Otamendi in a new - look back four.

There is every chance that he will develop into a BETTER centre - back that Gabriel or Chambers, and Wenger will automatically put him higher in the pecking order, so he could easily become forst choice.

Despite being subbed off against Manchester City last week, John Terry should remain first choice at centre - back for Chelsea.

An all - time great at centre - back, AC Milan and Italy legend Paolo Maldini is a more obvious choice in defence in this XI.

UOL recently claimed Luiz feels he has no future at Chelsea under Antonio Conte, who has left him out of a number of games recently as youngster Andreas Christensen now looks to be first choice at centre - back.

The England centre back joins two more of United's first choice defence, Antonio Valencia and Eric Bailly, in the treatment room so even though Arsenal's injury list is longer I think that our situation is better.

Finally a world class centre back to add to complete a first choice back 4 with bellerin koscielny and Monreal, leaving jenkinson chambers Mertesacker Gabriel and Gibbs as the back up.

Personally I hope we go for a top class centre back as a new first choice rather than just a decent one as a backup.

As of now we have 4 centre backs and to bring in another we must sell one, d obvious choice being Mertesacker.

Mertesaker was World Class along with Larent last season however this season he's reclined in form, he should be third choice Centre - back behind Hummels and Koscielny next season, fingers crossed.

So with our first choice right back Mathieu Debuchy and centre back Laurent Koscielny out as well, it is not hard to see where our biggest weakness lies.